Best High Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2162)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
2041	Orange County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 966-4129	331	47	7	47.1%	75 (22.7%)	13 (3.9%)	169 (51.1%)	52 (15.7%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	$140,416			$16,411			$124,005	9.5	21.6	1665	376		069102407991
2042	Major General Raymond Murray High	Public	10-12	215 North Melrose Dr.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-2502	146	14	10.3	89.7%	9 (6.2%)	2 (1.4%)	132 (90.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$24,330			$3,600			$20,730	9.5	12.6	1908	134		064119012180
2043	Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Public	9-12	3700 East Belle Terrace	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-3700	241	17	14.5	98.3%	18 (7.5%)	23 (9.5%)	196 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$27,718			$2,638			$25,080	9.4	11.3	1986	57		061954013031
2044	San Joaquin Valley High	Public	7-12	900 Newmark Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-2723	50	5	10.9	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								9.4	10.2	2057	13		062991013666
2045	Calvine High	Public	9-12	8333 Vintage Park Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-7502	137	11	13	81.8%	17 (12.4%)	30 (21.9%)	51 (37.2%)	20 (14.6%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	14 (10.2%)	$23,393			$1,367			$22,026	9.4	11.5	1972	73		061233007701
2046	Rudsdale Continuation High	Public	9-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2352	333	16	21.4	99.4%	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.3%)	285 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.1%)	$27,571			$4,342			$23,229	9.4	10	2069	23		062805007326
2047	Oak View High School & Education Center	Public	7-12	12358 Sixth St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-7931	90	6	14.7	83.3%	26 (28.9%)	1 (1.1%)	58 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$27,299			$3,441			$23,858	9.4	8.2	2150	103		064356011216
2048	Centennial Continuation High	Public	9-12	250 East Fig Ln.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7400	67	5	13.2	83.6%	19 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (64.2%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$17,284			$1,706			$15,578	9.3	9.2	2110	62		060981001043
2049	Yolo High	Public	9-12	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	75	7	10.7	89.3%	14 (18.7%)	6 (8.0%)	46 (61.3%)	5 (6.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)								9.3	8.1	2158	109		064158006860
2050	Eric Birch High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	7930 Locust Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5310	239	19	12.8	87.4%	17 (7.1%)	12 (5.0%)	206 (86.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,009			$911			$14,098	9.3	11.8	1963	87		061392001586

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on CAST Science, Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 9, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.